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Originally Posted by Nico
There is truth to what you say, and maybe I am being unfair in my judgment based on these interviews. I just feel that some of her suggestions aren't realistic for a lot of people, economically, and she has a certain audience in mind. I guess I was hoping for her to broaden her intended audience a little. Not because the things she recommended don't appeal to me but because, as a professional, it would make her look a lot less, um, well...I can't think of the word.
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I think the Goop comparison is a good one. For me, I don't mind the elitisim. You know, Martha Stewart's attitude, "I'm rich and I want everything perfect and I'll run over chickens in my driveway, because they're MINE . . . " works great for me, because it's real. What I don't like is people who pretend to be down to earth when they're not. I mean, if you're Ivana Trump and you want your plush carpets vacuumed every hour, own it.
What I
don't like is people who try to sell you on a "jeans and a cotton shirt" image, when they're anything but. Don't tell me how simple and easy you live your life, when every picture you show me is a testament to how elaborate and pampered every aspect of your existence is. I'd rather have someone pretend to be posh and really be a grungy loafer when the lights go down than have it the other way around, where they're pretending to be carefree and casual when they're really all about expense and extravagance.
As far as the "telephone voice" goes, that reminds me of Mr. Humphries on Are You Being Served. He would always answer the phone with a deep voice, full of testosterone, when he was actually anything but: "Men's Department." Hilarious.
Michele